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Commercial freight transportation is a machine-based business. Highly technical equipment and advanced engineering are at the center of supply chain and require constant innovation. Transport Topics equipment coverage focuses on the machines and other physical assets that make delivery possible. It looks closely at available truck, trailer, and chassis models, developments in the engineering space, and maintenance innovations and best practices.

Business, Equipment, Fuel

Foxconn Starts EV Production in US With First Lordstown Pickups

Taiwans Foxconn Technology Group has started building electric vehicles for Lordstown Motors Corp., a milestone as the company better known for making iPhones diversifies its operations.

September 29, 2022
Government, Technology, Equipment, Safety

FMCSA Proposes All Interstate CMVs Have Electronic ID Systems

Federal trucking regulators have issued a proposal that would require every commercial motor vehicle operating in interstate commerce be equipped with an electronic identification system.

September 29, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Mining Companies Team Up to Wean Themselves Off Diesel Trucks

Members of the International Council on Mining and Metals are planning a joint effort to test hydrogen and other zero-emission technologies in a bid to shift away from diesel-fueled vehicles.

September 29, 2022
Technology, Equipment, Safety

Phillip Pinter Leads FedEx Freight Sweep in 2022 TMCSuperTech Competition

CLEVELAND Phillip Pinter of FedEx Freight beat out more than 120 competitors to become TMCSuperTech grand champion at American Trucking Associations Technology & Maintenance Council Fall Meeting on Sept. 27.

September 28, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Fuel

Ford Unveils Big, Gas-Fueled Pickup Thats Funding Its EV Future

Ford Motor Co.s redesigned F-Series Super Duty pickup may lack the sex appeal of the Mustang introduced earlier this month, but this hulking warhorse is critical to funding the automakers electric future.

September 28, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment, Safety, Autonomous, Private

Amazons Robotaxi Arm Zoox Coming Sooner Than People Expect

The CEO of Zoox, Amazon .com Inc.s self-driving unit, expects autonomous vehicles to be present in cities sooner than people expect, but stopped short of saying when her own companys product would appear on roads.

September 28, 2022
Business, Equipment

Average Price Seesaws for a Used Truck in August

The average retail price in August of a used Class 8 vehicle was much higher compared with a year earlier but less than the month before, extending a trend, ACT Research reported.

September 28, 2022
Business, Equipment, Logistics

West Coast Ports May Permanently Lose Volume Share to East Coast

For at least one month, August, the Port of New York and New Jersey was the busiest container port in the U.S. as it nudged ahead of longtime leader Port of Los Angeles in total 20-foot-equivalent units processed.

September 27, 2022
Business, Technology, Equipment

McLeod Expands Data Analytics, Introduces New Web User Interface

NASHVILLE, Tenn. McLeod Software is expanding its data analytics and business intelligence capabilities along with other tools designed to help its carrier and freight broker customers navigate an uncertain business environment.

September 27, 2022
Business, Equipment

VTNA Taps Expressway Trucks as First EV Certified Dealer in Ontario

Volvo Trucks North America announced it designated Expressway Trucks as a Volvo Trucks certified electric vehicle dealer.

September 27, 2022